Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Getafe. Athletic Bilbao led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Alex Berenguer put Athletic Bilbao ahead with a direct free kick in the 17th minute and Iñaki Williams made it 2-0 in the 35th minute, set up by Alex Berenguer. In the second half, Aitor Paredes made it 3-0 with a header in the 70th minute, set up by Alex Berenguer and Yuri made it 4-0 in the 88th minute, set up by Alex Berenguer.

The chances backed that up: Athletic Bilbao created 0.70 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Getafe's 0.35 from 7. Getafe had a player sent off.

Athletic Bilbao dominated proceedings against Getafe in La Liga matchday 10, controlling 63 percent of possession and registering 588 passes with an 88 percent accuracy rate. The hosts produced 11 shots, with 4 finding the target, translating their territorial advantage into a comfortable scoreline. Getafe managed 7 shots and 1 on target from 37 percent possession, while winning 4 corners to Athletic Bilbao's 2. Discipline was a factor throughout the contest, as the visitors accumulated 15 fouls, 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, compared to 11 fouls and 1 yellow card recorded by the home side.

The breakthrough arrived in the 17th minute when Álex Berenguer scored for Athletic Bilbao directly from a free kick. An early injury forced Athletic Bilbao to replace Cem Gürsoy with Beñat Gerenabarrena in the 18th minute. Iñaki Williams doubled the lead in the 35th minute with a right-footed shot. Getafe players Ramón Terrats and Daniel Carvajal received yellow cards before half-time. Following multiple substitutions by both teams, Aitor Paredes headed in Athletic Bilbao's third goal in the 70th minute. After Getafe's Mario Martín was shown a red card for a foul in the 86th minute, Yuri Berchiche completed the 4-0 victory with a left-footed shot in the 88th minute.